Nettie L. Waite Middle

Summary:

Nettie L. Waite Middle is a public middle school located in Norwalk, California, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 568. It is part of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, which is ranked 756 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nettie L. Waite Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of California middle schools, with a ranking between 1,745 and 2,448 out of around 2,500 schools over the past 10 years. It has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic students, who rank in the bottom quartile of California middle schools. However, the school performs better for English Language Learner and Homeless student subgroups, ranking in the middle or upper-middle range. Nettie L. Waite Middle has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.5% in 2017-2018 to 32.4% in 2021-2022. The school's proficiency rates on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests are well below the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Compared to other middle schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle and Corvallis Middle both rank in the top half of California middle schools and have higher proficiency rates across all subject areas. Nettie L. Waite Middle has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at over 75%, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. The school's low performance may be linked to the high concentration of students from low-income backgrounds, as well as its relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 21.5 to 23.6 over the past few years.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 14320 South Norwalk Blvd.
       Norwalk, CA  90650-5046


(562) 210-4370

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2127th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,695 Help


Students who attend Nettie L. Waite Middle usually attend:

High:    John H. Glenn High

Feeder schools for Nettie L. Waite Middle:

Elementary:    Arturo Sanchez Elementary
    Earl E. Edmondson Elementary
    John Dolland Elementary
    John H. Nuffer Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  22.2 Help
Number of students:  517

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.9%
Asian:
3.3%
Two or more races:
1.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Nettie L. Waite Middle ranks worse than 76.6% of middle schools in California. It also ranks last among 5 ranked middle schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.92. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Nettie L. Waite Middle has the smallest middle school student body size in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.9%), Asian (3.3%), two or more races (1.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 80.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Nettie L. Waite Middle is 22.2, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Nettie L. Waite Middle employs 23.2 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Nettie L. Waite Middle is $13,695, which is the highest among 5 middle schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Nettie L. Waite Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Nettie L. Waite Middle 2127th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Nettie L. Waite Middle in the ranking list.)

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Norwalk-La Mirada Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Norwalk-La Mirada Unified 756th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Nettie L. Waite Middle

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Rank History for all students at Nettie L. Waite Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 20.48 1434th 1769 18.9%
2005 18.96 1481st 1777 16.7%
2006 20.91 1457th 1804 19.2%
2007 14.48 1791st 1999 10.4%
2008 16.83 1754th 2005 12.5%
2009 23.02 1660th 2063 19.5%
2010 19.86 1854th 2179 14.9%
2011 23.19 1823rd 2236 18.5%
2012 26.63 1745th 2259 22.8%
2013 21.66 1960th 2379 17.6%
2015 25.46 1808th 2477 27.0%
2016 19.47 2047th 2497 18.0%
2017 17.41 2132nd 2508 15.0%
2018 17.40 2096th 2480 15.5%
2019 20.20 2178th 2715 19.8%
2022 14.98 2448th 2740 10.7%
2023 19.44 2300th 2802 17.9%
2024 22.92 2127th 2777 23.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Nettie L. Waite Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.57 829th 1364 39.2%
2019 28.27 1217th 1442 15.6%
2022 43.28 651st 1540 57.7%
2023 35.95 933rd 1529 39.0%
2024 40.93 695th 1477 52.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Nettie L. Waite Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 27.19 1176th 1538 23.5%
2024 38.30 817th 1550 47.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Nettie L. Waite Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.96 1772nd 2230 20.5%
2019 26.55 1816th 2369 23.3%
2022 18.98 2137th 2458 13.1%
2023 24.48 1996th 2549 21.7%
2024 29.46 1802nd 2575 30.0%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Nettie L. Waite Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 24.66 277th 336 17.6%
2023 44.26 146th 321 54.5%
2024 49.09 161st 394 59.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Nettie L. Waite Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.32 1959th 2262 13.4%
2019 18.94 1983rd 2380 16.7%
2022 14.79 2275th 2509 9.3%
2023 21.32 2036th 2547 20.1%
2024 23.19 1964th 2546 22.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Nettie L. Waite Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.20 977th 1369 28.6%
2019 24.93 1210th 1491 18.8%
2022 27.92 1138th 1531 25.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Nettie L. Waite Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.40 1918th 2273 15.6%
2019 21.61 1920th 2407 20.2%
2022 16.17 2247th 2527 11.1%
2023 18.14 2190th 2558 14.4%
2024 22.70 1970th 2547 22.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Nettie L. Waite Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.24 1728th 2072 16.6%
2019 23.94 1758th 2213 20.6%
2022 16.65 2138th 2359 9.4%
2023 22.52 1927th 2391 19.4%
2024 29.12 1679th 2383 29.5%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Nettie L. Waite Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 175 21 72 502 7 n/a n/a 0 777
1989 181 15 58 499 3 n/a n/a 0 756
1990 130 28 55 489 17 n/a n/a 0 719
1991 132 27 52 498 2 n/a n/a 0 711
1992 156 18 56 498 1 n/a n/a 0 729
1993 86 21 57 526 0 n/a n/a 0 690
1994 99 25 51 623 4 n/a n/a 0 802
1995 69 31 31 613 4 n/a n/a 0 748
1996 69 31 31 613 4 n/a n/a 0 748
1997 73 21 27 626 2 n/a n/a 0 749
1998 69 30 36 581 1 n/a n/a 0 717
1999 55 36 29 588 1 n/a n/a 0 709
2000 39 45 35 663 1 n/a n/a 0 783
2001 44 41 41 726 3 n/a n/a 0 855
2002 65 35 47 818 4 n/a n/a 0 969
2003 65 35 47 818 4 n/a n/a 0 969
2004 58 38 48 827 5 n/a n/a 0 976
2005 54 43 43 798 3 n/a n/a 0 941
2006 40 40 34 820 4 n/a n/a 0 938
2007 34 34 31 805 4 n/a n/a 0 908
2008 18 21 38 733 3 n/a n/a 0 813
2009 34 25 56 980 2 3 0 0 1100
2010 24 18 37 905 0 6 12 0 1002
2011 18 18 24 797 1 3 12 0 873
2012 10 18 18 708 2 4 13 0 773
2013 8 18 13 652 1 6 17 0 715
2014 12 17 12 646 1 9 9 0 706
2015 13 20 17 637 0 7 3 0 697
2016 13 14 23 610 0 8 4 0 672
2017 21 17 21 593 0 1 5 0 658
2018 24 8 18 534 0 2 4 0 590
2019 17 12 24 502 1 6 5 0 567
2020 9 12 20 484 0 5 10 0 540
2021 6 12 28 468 0 6 7 0 527
2022 9 15 24 499 1 6 11 0 565
2023 11 12 20 512 2 4 7 0 568
2024 6 6 17 475 2 2 9 0 517

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Nettie L. Waite Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 777 29.0 26.7 n/a
1989 756 29.0 26.0 n/a
1990 719 28.0 25.6 n/a
1991 711 28.0 25.3 n/a
1992 729 28.5 25.5 69.3
1993 690 27.0 25.6 71.4
1994 802 32.0 25.1 56.7
1995 748 29.0 25.8 66.4
1996 748 29.0 25.8 66.4
1997 749 29.0 25.8 61.4
1998 717 28.0 25.6 64.3
1999 709 30.0 23.6 64.3
2000 783 34.5 22.7 79.9
2001 855 37.0 23.1 81.2
2002 969 40.0 24.2 74.2
2003 969 40.0 24.2 74.2
2004 976 41.0 23.8 78.2
2005 941 39.0 24.1 73.6
2006 938 35.8 26.2 71.4
2007 908 31.9 28.5 60
2008 813 41.0 19.8 59.5
2009 1100 42.9 20.8 73.5
2010 1002 42.0 23.8 87.4
2011 873 n/a n/a 87.2
2012 773 34.0 22.7 n/a
2013 715 31.3 22.8 92.9
2014 706 32.1 21.9 94.1
2015 697 30.0 23.2 87.9
2016 672 27.0 24.8 89.7
2017 658 28.9 22.7 85
2018 590 27.0 21.7 91.5
2019 567 24.8 22.8 89.8
2020 540 n/a n/a 90
2021 527 22.7 23.1 85.4
2022 565 23.8 23.6 76.5
2023 568 26.3 21.5 77.3
2024 517 23.2 22.2 80.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Nettie L. Waite Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 777 29.0 26.7 n/a
1989 756 29.0 26.0 n/a
1990 719 28.0 25.6 n/a
1991 711 28.0 25.3 n/a
1992 729 28.5 25.5 69.3
1993 690 27.0 25.6 71.4
1994 802 32.0 25.1 56.7
1995 748 29.0 25.8 66.4
1996 748 29.0 25.8 66.4
1997 749 29.0 25.8 61.4
1998 717 28.0 25.6 64.3
1999 709 30.0 23.6 64.3
2000 783 34.5 22.7 79.9
2001 855 37.0 23.1 81.2
2002 969 40.0 24.2 74.2
2003 969 40.0 24.2 74.2
2004 976 41.0 23.8 78.2
2005 941 39.0 24.1 73.6
2006 938 35.8 26.2 71.4
2007 908 31.9 28.5 60
2008 813 41.0 19.8 59.5
2009 1100 42.9 20.8 73.5
2010 1002 42.0 23.8 87.4
2011 873 n/a n/a 87.2
2012 773 34.0 22.7 n/a
2013 715 31.3 22.8 92.9
2014 706 32.1 21.9 94.1
2015 697 30.0 23.2 87.9
2016 672 27.0 24.8 89.7
2017 658 28.9 22.7 85
2018 590 27.0 21.7 91.5
2019 567 24.8 22.8 89.8
2020 540 n/a n/a 90
2021 527 22.7 23.1 85.4
2022 565 23.8 23.6 76.5
2023 568 26.3 21.5 77.3
2024 517 23.2 22.2 80.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Nettie L. Waite Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $13,695

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Nettie L. Waite Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2178th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2300th of 2802 Middle schools
 1.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Nettie L. Waite Middle)29.719.8
 9.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified)4537.1
 7.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Nettie L. Waite Middle)18.710.2
 8.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified)34.926.1
 8.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Nettie L. Waite Middle)26.326
 0.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified)46.743.5
 3.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Nettie L. Waite Middle)15.26.1
 9.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified)31.622.3
 9.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Nettie L. Waite Middle)34.138.2
 4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified)46.246.4
 0.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Nettie L. Waite Middle)14.49.6
 4.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified)28.525.8
 2.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Nettie L. Waite Middle)18.314.7
 3.6%
   8th Grade Science (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified)23.625.3
 1.7%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students567568
 0.2%
African American1212
American Indian12
 100%
Asian2420
 16.7%
Hispanic502512
 2%
Pacific Islander64
 33.3%
White1711
 35.3%
Two or More Races57
 40%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients89.8%77.3%
 12.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Nettie L. Waite Middle

Students at Nettie L. Waite Middle are 92% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% African American.

Students who attend Nettie L. Waite Middle usually go on to attend John H. Glenn High

Nettie L. Waite Middle ranks in the bottom 23.4% of California middle schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 517 students attended Nettie L. Waite Middle.


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